There are two versions of each article below. If you cannot open one, another one will work for you.

For next Monday, please select a total of three readings from the list below. In class, I will ask you to write about one of these articles by selecting and responding to a passage from one of the readings. We will review the readings you select in class on Monday as well .


Also, on the Discussion board this week, please write about the readings OR post questions/ideas/concerns/problems you are having with your unit/lesson plans.

How does a philosophy of education connect with curriculum design?


Choose 1 reading from the list below:




AAUW Report: How Schools Shortchange Girls.




" Educational Objectives: Help or Hindrance?" Elliott Eisner [1967] Author(s): Elliott Eisner Source:




National Standards and Assessments: Will They Improve Education? Author(s): Linda Darling-Hammond Source: American Journal of Education, Vol. 102, No. 4, Educational Reform through National Standards and Assessment (Aug., 1994), pp. 478-510



Maxine Greene, Curriculum & Consciousness



Choose 2 readings from the list below:





Authentic Assessment and Authentic Standards Author(s): David Campbell Source: The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 81, No. 5 (Jan., 2000), pp. 405-407 Published by: Phi Delta Kappa International







Standards-Based Reforms: Problems and Possibilities Author(s): Beverly Falk Source: The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 83, No. 8 (Apr., 2002), pp. 612-620 Published by: Phi Delta Kappa International





Raising the Standards for Standards: A Call for Definitions Author(s): Patricia Freitag Ericsson Source: English Education, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Apr., 2005), pp. 223-243 Published by: National Council of Teachers of English




Thinking about Standards Author(s): Nel Noddings Source: The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 79, No. 3 (Nov., 1997), pp. 184-189 Published by: Phi Delta Kappa International




High Standards for Whom? Author(s): Donald B. Gratz Source: The Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 81, No. 9 (May, 2000), pp. 681-687 Published by: Phi Delta Kappa International




Striking a Balance between Innovation and Standards: A Study of Teachers Implementing Project-Based Approaches to Teaching Science Author(s): Regina E. Toolin Source: Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Jun., 2004), pp. 179-187